Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-07-09
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side of the Fair Ground. A better
| pihce could not have been selected,
and the little lowlands beneath were
covered with people. The display
was furnished by the Unexcelled Fire
Works of New York, at cost of
$3.50, and were grand, although they
occupied a shorter time than was an
ticipated. Every piece went off nice
". The motto "Martinsburg 1877
was certainly handsome. Besides
these were numerous harlequinades,
shooting-stars, colored cornucopias,
jsweled stream, flower fountains,
rockets, star mines, vertical wheels
and Roman candles. Mr.. j. G. Bier
ran, who represented the firm, fir
ing off the display, certainly under
stood his business, and made a grand
success. five should ever have an
other occasion, (and we trust we
shall,) to use fireworks. the Unex-
eelled Company viii surely get the or
der, and we hope AIR. Bierman will
again be on hand.
After the fireworks the crowd
came up town, and from that time
until after two O'Clock Martinsburg
was painted red and green and then
vanished. The policemen, however,
had but few occasions to bring any
one to His Honor, the Mayor.
The town was beautifully illumin-
ated with lanterns and gas. At
Blondel's corner two arches crossed
each other, and were lighted with
gas. Beneath the crossing point the
word " Welcome was made by num-
Der of small holes in the pipe, and
above it large star glimmered Sc
renely. All in all the night was as
enjoyable as the day, and everybody
was out, jamming the payements, and
making navigationalmoso impossible
SIDE NOTES.
Mrs. George Roush entertained the
Hagerstown Bicycle Club after the
bicycle parade.
The Charlestown Citizens Fire
Company is fine organization.
Beatrice. didn't yoH SEQ the fire.
cracker?
Editors Hawvermale, OF the Ber-
kelley Spring Meas; Haines, Of the
Charlestown SPIRIT, and Gallaher, of
the Free Press; Snyder Of Shep-
herdstown Register; Byrd, Of Win
chester Times, were in town on the
4th. The two latter were with the
flremcn Of their respective places.
Committeeman Gaver and Tram
NELL stirred up Strinesville, you bet.
Mrs. Stewart Wolff entertained
the Winchester Union Band.
Excuse us, but we don't like to ride
horseback. Perhaps Will DeGrange
and Charley Hollis do.
The crowd was estimated at ten
thousand, and had the q. v. II. r.,
done its part at least q 900 more PEG
pie would have been here.
| Col. Jim Mcdonald, Of Darkes.
vile, made fine looking marshal.
Better order neverprevailed before
in such large crowd.
| Friend Clarence Hawvermale was
decidedly pleased with the way the
old town bumped herself
| Sorry friend Ed. Unger went home
with the fire company. Ed, you
shouldn't go back on your friends
that way.
The st. Clair Hotel was crowded.
1t was the heaquuarters for the Bal
timore Cycle Club, and the Hagers-
town Bicycle Club. Dick Cooper
smiled loudly and Col. Brown wore
contented look.
Young blood always tells. The
sore heads who stood back ready to.
say III told you so, can now 60 out
in the woods and kick themselves.
Hon. G. j. Faulkner occupied
seat in the speakers stand.
The Frederick City Band is one
Of the finest we ever listened to
There is not poor player in it.
The M. G. and Mechanics Bands
did grandly and were applauded all
along the route.
The ladies and gentlemen at the
dinner tables deserve the thanks Of
our citizens and the citizens and
good-natured country people of the
county nobly responded to the COM
mittees.
Thompson, of the Eagle Hotel,
made fine cowboy.
There was good deal of money
left in the town by visitors.
The Martinsburg celebration was
noticed in 800 papers the Associat-
ed Press man doomed the town well.